The Diocese of Laodicea in Phrygia, is an important

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, centered on the

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city of

Laodicea on the Lycus Laodicea on the Lycus ( el, Λαοδίκεια πρὸς τοῦ Λύκου ''Laodikia pros tou Lykou''; la, Laodicea ad Lycum, also transliterated as ''Laodiceia'' or ''Laodikeia'') (modern tr, Laodikeia) was an ancient city in Asia Minor, ...

in modern

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. The Church at Laodicea was a centre of Christianity from a very early point. The

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indicates a Christian presence in Laodicea as early as the AD 50s. The church is mentioned extensively in the

epistle to the Colossians The Epistle to the Colossians is the twelfth book of the New Testament. It was written, according to the text, by Paul the Apostle and Timothy, and addressed to the church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city near Laodicea and approximately fr ...

, and the

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may have been written here. Further, the church was one of the

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. A

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was appointed in Apostolic Times, with numerous suffragean bishop attached.

Residential bishops

* Archippus, of the

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. * Nymphas. *

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*Sagaris,

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(c. 166). *

Sagar of Laodicea Saint Sagar or Sagaris was a martyr of the early Christian church. He was supposedly (but probably not) a disciple of St. Paul;Catholic OnlinSt. Sagar Catholic Voice Foundation, accessed 1 January 2020 it is known that he was Bishop of Laodicea, ...

c175 * Sisinnius * Diodorus of Laodicea 303/04 *Nunechius I, Council of Nicaea (325) *Eugenius *Theodotus 334 *

Cecropius of Nicomedia Cecropius of Nicomedia was a bishop of Nicomedia and a key player in the Arian controversy. Career Cecropius, a Semi-Arianism, semi-Arian, had been Diocese of Laodicensis in Phrygia#Known Bishops, Bishop of Laodicea, and was transferred from Laodi ...

(350). There are 14 named Bishops after Cecropius in the

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. * Nonnus of Laodicea 343AD succeeded Cecropius * Nymphas 300s??? * Aristonicus 381 *

Apollinaris of Laodicea Apollinaris the Younger, also known as Apollinaris of Laodicea and Apollinarius ( grc, Ἀπολινάριος; died 382) was a bishop of Laodicea in Syria. He is best known as a noted opponent of Arianism. Apollinaris's eagerness to emphasize th ...

390 * Paul 431 * Nunechius 449 * Messalinus of Laodicea 451 * Nunechius II 458 * John * Kyriarcus 500s??? * Theodorus of Laodicea 553 * Tyberius * Eustathius * Theodorus II 870 * Sisinnius II * Paulus * Simeon * Michael 1082 Seal of Elias, Metropolitan of Laodicea in Phrygia (Schlumberger, 1891)

Seal of Elias, Metropolitan of Laodicea in Phrygia (Schlumberger, 1891)

* Unknown bishop at Synod of Constantinople 1140Oriens christianus: in quatuor patriarchatus digestus : quo exhibentur ecclesiae, patriarchae caeterique praesules totius orientis ( Imprimerie Royale (París) ex Typographia Regia, 1740) p798 * Gerard, bishop of Laodicea 1159. * Basilius * Theophylact 1450

Catholic titular bishops

* Georg (Jerzy) (1446 Appointed - 1461) * Rodrigo de San Ginés, (Appointed 21 Apr 1501 ) * Laurentius Montonis, (Appointed 22 Apr 1504) * Franciscus Ladini Appointed 4 Sep 1517 - ) * Dominik Malachowski, (3 Apr 1527 - 15 Mar 1544) * Giovanni Antonio Melegnano (Appointed 6 Feb 1534 ) * Erasmus de Cracovia, (14 Nov 1544 - ) * Andrzej Spot, (23 Mar 1547 - 5 Mar 1560) * Leonardo Marini, (5 Mar 1550 - 26 Jan 1560) * Stanisław Słomowski (Szbomowski) (14 Feb 1560 - 7 Sep 1565) * Marcin Białobrzeski (3 Apr 1566 - 19 Jul 1577) * Gonzalo Herrera Olivares (23 Jul 1568 - 20 Sep 1579) * Jakub Milewski (6 Oct 1578 - 20 Nov 1586) * Paweł Dembski (11 Mar 1587 Appointed - 28 Feb 1614 Died) * Cristoforo Caetani (10 May 1623 - 2 Oct 1634) * Girolamo Binago, (12 Jan 1637 - 17 Oct 1643) * Wojciech Lipnicki (5 Feb 1646 - 4 Jun 1657) *

Girolamo Buonvisi Girolamo Buonvisi (1607–1677) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal. Biography On 30 Jul 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giambattista Spada, Titular Patriarch of Constantino ...

(17 Jul 1651 - 28 May 1657) *

Giulio Spinola Giulio Spinola (1612–1691) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography On 10 Feb 1658, was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Boncompagni, Archbishop of Bologna, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop of Capaccio, and Bartolomeo Cresconi, Bishop of Caserta, ...

(14 Jan 1658 - 18 Jul 1667) * Rodulphus Acquaviva (12 Mar 1668 - 12 May 1672) * Albert Ernst von Wartenberg (10 Nov 1687 - 9 Oct 1715) * Federico Caccia (2 Jan 1693 - 13 Apr 1693) * Vincenzo Bichi (11 Dec 1702 - 31 Mar 1732) * Giacomo Oddi (9 Jun 1732 - 5 Apr 1745) *

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† (13 Apr 1744 - 15 Dec 1760) *

Girolamo Palermo Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo (May 16, 1938 – February 6, 2014) was an Italian-born American mobster and longtime underboss of the DeCavalcante crime family in Elizabeth, New Jersey, under the imprisoned boss Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi. Murde ...

, C.R. † (5 Aug 1765 Appointed - 2 Aug 1776 Died) * Manuel Buenaventura Figueroa Barrero (1 Oct 1782 Appointed - 3 Apr 1783 Died) * Juan Acisclo de Vera y Delgado (20 Jul 1801 Appointed - 15 Mar 1815) * Faustino Zucchini (19 Apr 1822 Appointed - ) * Vincento Garofoli (24 Feb 1832 Appointed - 3 Feb 1839 Died) * Nicolaus Murad (9 Oct 1843 Appointed - 26 Dec 1862 Died) * Raphael de Martinis, (28 Apr 1896 Appointed - 15 Feb 1900 Died) * Diomede Panici (19 Apr 1900 Appointed - 6 Aug 1909 Died) *

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(3 Feb 1910 Appointed - 8 Nov 1910) *

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(19 Jan 1911 Appointed - 25 Aug 1931 Died) *

Amleto Giovanni Cicognani Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (24 February 1883 – 17 December 1973) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Vatican Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1972 until his death. C ...

(17 Mar 1933 - 18 Dec) * Émile André Jean-Marie Maury (8 Jul 1959 Appointed - 25 Jun 1968 Appointed,

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)

Suffragan dioceses

Attuda Attuda or Attouda ( grc, Ἄττουδα) was a Hellenistic city in ancient Caria and later in the Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana. There are coins of the place with the Greek epigraph ''Ἱερὰ Βουλὴ Ἀττουδέων'', of the time ...

Aizanoi Aizanoi ( grc, Αἰζανοί), Latinized as Aezani, was a Phrygian city in western Anatolia. Located in what is now Çavdarhisar, near Kütahya, its ruins are situated astride the River Penkalas, some above sea level. The city was an importan ...

* Themisonium *

Tiberiopolis Tiberiopolis ( grc, Τιβεριούπολις; sometimes in sources, Tiberiapolis, and Pappa-Tiberiopolis; formerly Pappa) was a town in the Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana, mentioned by Ptolemy, Socrates of Constantinople and Hierocles. At ...

Traianopolis (Phrygia) Traianopolis, Trajanopolis, Tranopolis, or Tranupolis ( el, Τραϊανούπολις) was a Roman and Byzantine city in Phrygia Pacatiana Prima. Trajanopolis has been variously identified; Radet locates it at Çarikköy, about three miles from ...

* Synaus (titular see) * Cidyessus *

Alia Alia or ALIA may refer to: People *Alia (name), a list of people with the surname or given name Places *Alia, Sicily, Italy, a comune * Alia (Phrygia), a town of ancient Phrygia which remains a Roman Catholic titular bishopric *Alía, Spain, a mu ...

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